Assistant Professor, Tenure Track
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Assistant Professor Tenure TrackDepartment
Department of Dermatology and Skin Science Faculty of Medicine Provost and VP Academic (Jan Peter Dutz)Posting End Date
September 14 2025Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.
Job End Date
OngoingThe expected pay for this position is $10834/month.
At UBC we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research innovation and learning for all faculty staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.
The Department of Dermatology and Skin Science at The University of British Columbia (UBC) invites applications for a full-time faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor Tenure Track.
The UBC Department of Dermatology and Skin Science is dedicated to advancing knowledge of skin and its disorders through research at all levels and to advancing patient care through education and training aiming to become an internationally recognized leader in dermatology and cutaneous sciences for the benefit of individuals and communities in British Columbia and beyond. Guided by core values of respect recognition of members efforts and achievements integrity innovation intellectual curiosity and a commitment to excellence the unit strives to fulfill its mission and realize its vision through a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
Reporting to the Head of the UBC Department of Dermatology and Skin Science the successful candidate will lead a translational research program to detect evaluate and monitor inflammatory skin diseases and by extension inflammatory systemic diseases. The incumbent will be expected to:
- research the life-time course of inflammatory skin diseases to inform the development of novel and effective therapies and strategies for the optimization of individualized therapies throughout the life-course;
- generate evidence to categorize the innate and adaptive immunologic signatures of patients with inflammatory skin and systemic diseases at diagnosis and throughout the patient life cycle to guide the development of appropriate therapy;
- support knowledge mobilization to bridge clinical observation and biology as characterized through immunophenotyping transcriptomics and clinical-pathologic correlation to inform patient diagnosis and treatment;
- lead and establish interdisciplinary teams of co-investigators with UBC faculty including clinicians immunologists geneticist pharmacologists computer scientists and epidemiologists to accomplish these expectations.
The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the teaching activities of the Department as well as provide mentorship and training to undergraduate graduate and postgraduate learners. The incumbent will also be expected to provide service to the University and the broader academic and professional community. They will work collaboratively within diverse groups to bring forward strategic initiatives for the Department and the Faculty. The successful candidate will contribute to fostering an environment that promotes inclusivity and embodies values of respect integrity compassion collaboration and equity. Equity diversity inclusion and justice are essential to academic excellence as well as to fostering an inclusive community for voices that have been historically underrepresented or discouraged.
The successful candidate will hold an MD and have advanced subspecialty training in Dermatology (such as fellowship training) be eligible both for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC and to hold an appointment through the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority. They will have:
- training and expertise in complex medical dermatology and translational research including immunophenotyping;
- a demonstrated record of novel and innovative scientific research in the diagnosis and pathogenesis of skin disease
The successful candidate will have demonstrated evidence of ability in teaching and scholarly activity. They will have shown promise in mentoring addition the successful candidate will demonstrate a willingness to respect diverse perspectives including perspectives in conflict with ones own and a commitment to enhancing ones own awareness knowledge and skills related to equity diversity and inclusion.
The expected salary for this position is $130000 per annum excluding independent clinical income. The Faculty of Medicine is committed to offering equitable and competitive salaries commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate. At UBC in addition to a generous benefit package and highly valued pension plan faculty members also have access to a comprehensive range of leaves services resources and career development opportunities. For more information please visit: who bring diverse perspectives and lived experiences are encouraged to apply as we strive to enhance diversity inclusiveness socio-cultural representation and perspective of the Department. An application package should include:
- a letter of application with a detailed curriculum vitae that addresses (i) scholarly professional and creative work (ii) teaching (including summary of academic and/ or clinical teaching) (iii) administrative service and experience fostering collaboration across partners and (iv) a brief statement of your current or previous contributions to advancing anti-racism equity diversity decolonization Indigenization and inclusion in an academic professional or community context;
- publications record;
- and names of three references.
Applications should be submitted to:
Dr. Jan Dutz
Department Head
UBC Department of Dermatology and Skin Science
C/o: Karen Ng Administrator
Subject: FRR 25-18
Should you have any queries around this position please contact Karen Ng Administrator at
Review of applications will begin on September 15 2025 and continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date for this position is November 1 2025 or upon a date to be mutually agreed.
We invite applications from qualified candidates who share our commitment to employment equity and inclusive excellence and we welcome applications from candidates belonging to historically persistently or systemically marginalized groups: Indigenous (First Nation Mtis Inuit) Peoples racialized persons persons with disabilities women 2SLGBTQIA people and trans and non-binary people.
The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and equitable work environment for all members of its workforce. An inclusive work environment presumes an environment where differences are appreciated recognized and integrated into current structures planning and decision-making modes. Within this hiring process we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable process for all candidates (including but not limited to people with disabilities). Confidential accommodations are available on request. Please contact Karen Ng via email at If you have any questions regarding accommodations or accessibility during the recruitment and hiring process or for more information and support please visit UBCs Centre for Workplace Accessibility website at or contact the Centre at .
With gratitude we acknowledge that the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine and its distributed programs which include four university academic campuses are located on traditional ancestral and unceded territories of First Nations Peoples and communities around the province.
Our Vision: To Transform Health for Everyone.
Ranked among the worlds top medical schools with the fifth-largest MD enrollment in North America the UBC Faculty of Medicine is a leader in both the science and the practice of medicine. Across British Columbia more than 12000 faculty and staff are training the next generation of doctors and health care professionals making remarkable discoveries and helping to create the pathways to better health for our communities at home and around the world.
The Faculty - comprised of approximately 2200 administrative support technical/research and management and professional staff as well approximately 650 full-time academic and over 10000 clinical faculty members - is composed of 19 academic basic science and/or clinical departments three schools and 24 research centres and institutes. Together with its University and Health Authority partners the Faculty delivers innovative programs and conducts research in the areas of health and life sciences. Faculty staff and trainees are located at university campuses clinical academic campuses in hospital settings and other regionally based centres across the province.
UBC - One of the Worlds Leading Universities. As one of the worlds leading universities the University of British Columbia creates an exceptional learning environment that fosters global citizenship advances a civil and sustainable society and supports outstanding research to serve the people of British Columbia Canada and the world.
UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply. Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code including sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression racialization disability political belief religion marital or family status age and/or status as a First Nation Metis Inuit or Indigenous person. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.
Employment Type
Full-Time
